| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Owl |
| Builder: | London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched: | 7 July 1913 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap on 5 November 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Acasta-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 936 tons[1] |
| Length: | 267 ft 6 in (81.53 m) |
| Beam: | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Propulsion: | Yarrow-type water-tube boilers, Parsons steam turbines |
| Speed: | 32.7 kn (60.6 km/h) during trials[1] |
For the World War II torpedo training school, see HMS Owl (shore establishment).
HMS Owl was an Acasta-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, launched in 1913 and sold for scrap in 1921.
References [link]
- "Destroyers Before 1918". Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk. https://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/destroyers_before_1900.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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